Walker believes Milan were ‘controlling the game’ vs. Feyenoord until referee ‘made his decision’ | OneFootball

Kyle Walker believes that AC Milan were controlling the second leg against Feyenoord right up until the referee decided to send off Theo Hernandez.

Milan could not have hoped for a better start than the one they made, as Santiago Gimenez scored against his former club after less than a minute. From a short corner a deep cross was headed back across goal by Malick Thiaw, giving the Mexican a tap-in from close range.

Everything changed in the 52nd minute when the referee Marciniak made a huge call, sending Theo Hernandez off for a second yellow card having adjudged the full-back to have simulated inside the box when trying to run onto a loose ball.

With just over 15 minutes left, Feyenoord equalised on the night and re-took the lead on aggregate through the substitute Carranza. A pinpoint cross from the right by Bueno found the striker who headed in, and that would be enough to get them through.

Walker spoke to Sky after the full-time whistle to give his thoughts on what is without doubt a disastrous night in what has been a difficult season, with his comments relayed by MilanNews.

It must be a difficult moment…

“The way we were controlling the game, we were the only ones on the pitch, then the referee made his decision: I didn’t see the incident, I can’t say if it was right or wrong.”

What happened with Theo?

“He was sent off, I don’t know if he simulated or not: the referee told me that he simulated 100%. I haven’t seen it back on TV yet.”